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Taster Courses at the University of Mannheim

Taster courses enable you to get a good idea of university life. The University of Mannheim offers you the possibility to attend regular lectures to get a first glimpse of our programs and life as a student. All of the taster course available give participants an insight into the contents and the methods of a subject.

For more opportunities to learn more about the programs of the University of Mannheim and to gain insights into university life, please see here:


Taster courses in the fall semester 2023

This fall semester 2023, you will have the opportunity again to attend regular lectures at the University of Mannheim as taster courses: You can select one or several courses that are taught in the bachelor’s programs and participate in this or these courses. Please register in advance by sending a short e-mail five days before to Laura Trinkner. We will send you an e-mail with more information.

The lecture period in the fall semester 2023 will start on 4 September and end on 8 December 2023.

  • English and American Studies

    Course titleTimeRoom
    VL Introduction to Literary
    Studies
    Thursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.EO 150
    Foundations of UK/US Economy and PoliticsTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.EO 150
    VL Zombies in the City Upon
    a Hill: A History of Amerian Literature
    Wednesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.EO 159
    Text analysisWednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.EO 154
    VL Introduction to LinguisticsWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.L9, 1–2 Room 001
    Seminar Representations of Race in New MediaWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.B6, 30–32, room 8.1/8.2
    Seminar Making Utopias in the USATuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.ExpLab
    Seminar Island NarrativesWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.B6, 30–32, E-F, 405
  • Business Administration

    Course titleTimeRoom
    ACC 300 – Grundlagen des betrieblichen Rechnungswesens (English)

    Monday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or

    Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.or

    Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or

    Wednesday, 5.15 – 6.45 p.m.

    SN163


    O135


    SN163


    O129

    FIN 401 – Corporate finance and risk management (English)

    Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or

    Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.or

    Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.

    EO145

    EO145

    SN169

    TAX 303 Taxation I: UnternehmensbesteuerungWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.SO108
    MAN 301 – Strategic and International Management (English)Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.A3 lecture hall
    ACC 303 Financial Accounting I: Jahres- und KonzernabschlussTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.SO108
    OPM 301 – Operations Management (English)Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.A3 lecture hall
  • German Studies

    Course titleTimeRoom
    HS Kanon: Was lesen wir (nicht) und warum?Thursday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.EO 150
    VL Einführung in die LiteraturwissenschaftWednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.M003
    HS NL/ML KriegsfilmeWednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 154
  • History

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Einführung in die GeschichtswissenschaftenFriday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.EO 145
    Übung Archiv-& QuellenkundeThursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.L7,3–5 room 357
    VL A Short Introduction to Economic History: From 10,000 BCE to the Present (English)Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 150
  • Teacher education

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    Einführung in die BildungspsychologieThursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.SO 108

     

  • Media and Communication Studies

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Einführung in die MKWWednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.M003
    VL Mediale ÖffentlichkeitenTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.A5,6 B 144
    HS Sozialer Ausschluss und Coping im medialen KontextWednesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.B6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F Raum 405
    VL Rezeption und Wirkung von Medien(inhalten)Wednesday, 5.15 – 6.45 p.m.M 003
  • Philosophy

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    HS MeinungsfreiheitTuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 159
    PS René Descartes, Meditationen über die Erste PhilosophieThursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 159
    VL Wirtschafts-&UnternehmensethikTuesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.SN 169
    Übung Lesen & Schreiben philosophischer TexteWednesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.L7, 3–5 157
    Proseminar Moralische Urteile, Sanktionen und hypothetische Verträge. Peter Stemmers “Handeln zugunsten anderer”Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.B6, 27–29, Bauteil D, Raum D 007
  • Political Science

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Empirische Methoden der Politikwissenschaft (English)Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.M 003
    VL Einführung in die PolitikwissenschaftTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.A 001
    VL Einführung in das politische System der BRDMonday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.001.A
    VL Einführung in die Internationalen Beziehungen (English)Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.SO 108
    Einführung in die Politische SoziologieThursday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.A 001
  • Psychology

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    A2: Geschichte, Forschungsmethoden und ethische Grundsätze der Psychologie

    Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    M 003 (PWC lecture hall (Schloss Mittelbau))
    B1: Quantitative Methoden I

    Tuesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. or

    Friday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

    SN 163
    C1: Planung, Durchführung, Auswertung und Präsentation empirischer UntersuchungenMonday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.M 003 (PWC lecture hall (Schloss Mittelbau))
    D1: Grundlagen der TesttheorieMonday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.SN 169
    G2: Allgemeine Psychologie II: Lernen und Gedächtnis

    Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m. and

    Individual classes on Friday 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. (22 September, 13 October, 27 October, 1 December)

    SN 163
    H1: Biopsychologie und NeuropsychologieThursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.SN 169
    L1: Work and Organizational PsychologyThursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.SN 163
    L2: Clinical Psychology and PsychotherapyTuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.SN 163
    L4: Educational PsychologyTuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.SO 108
  • Romance Studies

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Einführung in die romanische Literatur-& MedienwissenschaftThursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 150
    PS (Filmische) Perspektiven auf Flucht und MigrationTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.B6, 30–32 Bauteil E-F Room 209
    Kommunikative Handlungsmuster im Wandel: spanischsprachige Texte und Textsorten im Zeitalter des Web 2.0Monday, 10.15 a.m. – 11..45 a.m.EO 159
    HS LMW Le roman épistolaire en France (French)Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.EO 256
    Seminar Multimodale Analyse von Influencer MarketingWednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.EO 242
  • Sociology

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Grundlagen der Soziologie

    Tuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    A 001 Großer Hörsaal (B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A)
    VL DatenerhebungWednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.A 001 Großer Hörsaal (B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A)
  • Integrated Program in Law

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    VL Allgemeine Rechtsgeschäftslehre einschließlich methodischer Grundlagen

    Tuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. and

    Wednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    SO108


    A3 05/001

    VL HaftungsrechtFriday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.SO108
    VL Deutsches Wirtschaftsverfassungsrecht

    Friday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.

    SO108
    VL Strafrecht AT

    Monday, 5.15 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. and

    Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.

    EO 145

    EO 150

  • Economics

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    Analysis and lineare Algebra A

    Thursday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. and

    Thursday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m. (every other week)

    SN 163


    SO 108

    Grundlagen der Volkswirtschaftslehre

    Monday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. and

    Wednesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.

    001.A Hörsaal (A 3 Library, Hörsaalgebäude)
    Internationale Ökonomik (English)Wednesday, 5.15 p.m. – 6.45 p.m.SN 169

    Microeconomics B (English)

    Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. and

    Wednesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (every other week)

    004 Lecture hall (L 9, 1–2)

    Economic History

    Friday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.

    A 001 Großer Hörsaal (B 6, 23–25 Bauteil A)
    Macroeconomics B

    Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m. and

    Thursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (every other week)

    SN 163
  • Economic and Business Education

    Course TitleTimeLocation
    VL Grundlagen der WirtschaftspädagogikTuesday, 3.30 p.m. – 5 p.m.SN 169
    VL Wirtschaftsberufliche Kompetenzentwicklung I

    Monday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    SN 169
    Übung Wirtschaftsberufliche Kompetenzentwicklung I (every other week)

    Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. (parallel group 1 starting on 4 September / parallel group 2 starting on 11 September) or

    Monday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (parallel group 3 starting on 4 September / parallel group 4 starting on 11 September) or

    Thursday 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (parallel group 5 starting on 7 September / parallel group 6 starting on 14 September)

    004 Seminarraum (L4,1)

    VL Bildungsmanagement I: Berufsausbildung

    Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.SN 163
    VL Bildungsmanagement III: Lernkultur in Organisationen

    Thursday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.

    EO 145
    VL Methodische Grundlagen: Verarbeitung von Forschungsdaten

    Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    SN 169
    VL Instruktionstheorie und -methoden wirtschaftsberuflicher Lernumgebungen

    Friday (15 September), 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. and

    Saturday (16 September), 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and

    Saturday (28 October), 8.30 a.m. – 3 p.m. and

    Saturday (2 December), 9 a.m. – 10.30 a.m.

    Details on the rooms will follow

    Seminar Empirische Instruktionsforschung

    Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m. or

    Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    O 048
    Seminar Design wirtschaftsberuflicher Lernumgebungen ITuesday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.O 226–28
    Seminar Spezialgebiet: BildungdatenkompetenzThursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.SO 133
    Seminar Spezialgebiet: InklusionTuesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.O 129
    Aktuelle Fachdidaktische Fragestellungen III: Beratung für Lernen und Entwicklung im Bildungsbereich: Berufs- und Laufbahnberatung im HRMMonday, 1.45 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.A 102
    Seminar Spezialgebiet: Workplace LearningTuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.009 Seminarraum (L9, 1–2)
  • Mathematics in Business and Economics

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    Analysis II

    Wednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.or

    Thursday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.

    A001, B6, 23- 25

    Lineare Algebra II a

    Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or

    Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    A001, B6, 23–25
    Lineare Algebra II b

    Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or

    Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    A001, B6, 23–25
    Zahlentheorie

    Monday, noon – 1.30 p.m.or

    Friday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    A203, B6, 23–25/

    A101, B6, 23–25

  • Business Informatics

    Course TitleTimeRoom
    Computational Statistics

    Tuesday, 8.30 a.m.-10 a.m.or

    Thursday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    D002, B6, 26

    Unsupervised learningWednesday, 8.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.

    A302, B6, 23–25

    Analysis für Wirtschaftinformatiker

    Monday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.or

    Tuesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.

    SN 169
    Wirtschaftsinformatik II aWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.M003 PWC Lecture hall
    Wirtschaftsinformatik II bWednesday, noon – 1.30 p.m.M003 PWC Lecture hall
    Praktische Informatik IITuesday, 10.15 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.A 203, B6, 23–25
    SoftwaretechnikMonday, noon – 1.30 p.m.B 144, A 5, 6

More courses will follow...

Permanently available recordings

For the following departments, we also offer recordings of past taster courses in the time between lecture periods.

Just write a short e-mail to Laura Trinknerso that we can grant you access to these materials.

  • Business Administration

    Course titleTime
    MAN 401 Organization and Human Resource Management (English)Video recording
    MKT 301 Marketing I (German)

    Video recording

  • History

    Course TitleTime
    VL Die späte römische RepublikAudio recording
  • Media and Communication Studies

    Course TitleTime
    VL Audiovisual mediaVideo recording
  • Psychology

    Course titleTime

    J1: Differential Psychology and Personality Research

    Video recording
    Allgemeine Psychologie II: Motivationstheorie (Part 1)Video recording
    Allgemeine Psychologie II: Emotionstheorie (Part 2)Video recording
    Geschichte, Forschungsmethoden und ethische Grundsätze der PsychologieVideo recording (excerpt from the student information day 2022)
  • Economics

    Course titleTime
    VL Statistics IVideo recording

Registration and questions relating to the taster courses

Laura Trinkner

Laura Trinkner

Student Advising Center
University of Mannheim
Division II – Student Affairs
L 1, 1
68161 Mannheim
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